,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,doyle submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ! ,?ursday be=e ,?anksgiv+
 z ,*ildr5's ,grief ,aw>5ess ,day4      
,:]eas #a 9 #e *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
w exp]i5ce ! dea? ( someone close to !m 
by age #ah1 & #a1ijj1jjj y\ng/]s "u age 
#ah h lo/ "o or bo? p>5ts2 ,:]eas *ildr5
 :o h _h a lov$ "o die1 especially a    
close family memb]1 c c>ry t loss )9 !m 
=ev]1 & x sometimes causes confusion 9 !
 m9d ( a "y p]son ab\t :y _! lov$ "o 0  
tak5 away2 ,:]eas ! great majority (    
griev+ *ildr5 feel alone1 n und]/ood1 & 
fe>ful1 on top ( _! feel+s ( grief1     
lead+ 9 _m cases to an inability to     
manage or ev5 face _! grief2 ,:]eas _m  
adults & o!r *ildr5 errone\sly believe t
 griev+ *ildr5 are resili5t en\gh t !y j
 get ov] _! grief1 s mu* s t *ildr5 h   

(t5 be5 call$ =gott5 m\rn]s2 ,:]eas = _m
 griev+ *ildr5 ! mo/ helpful reaction !y
 c receive is an ackn[l$gm5t ( _!       
feel+s1 a li/5+ e>1 & ! support ( c>+   
individuals1 l family1 fri5ds1 or o!rs  
also griev+ a loss2 ,:]eas ,*ildr5's    
,grief ,aw>5ess ,day began ?r\gh        
grassroots ef=ts 9 #bjjh 9 ord] to help 
o!rs und]/& ! impact ( dea? on *ildr5 & 
_! ne$ = support1 & to provide ways =   
c>+ adults & "y p to %[ _! support &    
solid>ity = griev+ *ildr52 ,:]eas       
,*ildr5's ,grief ,aw>5ess ,day is obs]v$
 e ye> on ! ,?ursday be=e ,?anksgiv+1   
imm$iately prec$+ ! w9t] holidays :i* c 
be a p>ticul>ly difficult "t = griev+   
*ildr52 ,:]eas simple ways to p>ticipate
 are to engage 9 activities t raise !   
aw>5ess ( ! ne$s ( griev+ *ildr5 & to   
enc\rage z _m p z possible to we> blue  
on t day z a symbol ( support = ^!      
*ildr52 ,:]eas ?is ye>1 on ,novemb] #ba1
 #bjac1 & on ,novemb] #bj1 #bjad1 ?\s&s 
( *ildr5 & adults f all walks ( life f  
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates w jo9 toge!r to  

%[ _! support = griev+ *ildr5 by        
p>ticipat+ 9 ,*ildr5's ,grief ,aw>5ess  
,day2 & ,:]eas ! ,?ursday be=e          
,?anksgiv+ w\ld be an appropriate day to
 designate z ,*ildr5's ,grief ,aw>5ess  
,day to help ! public und]/& ! deva/at+ 
impact ( ! dea? ( a lov$ "o on a *ild1 &
 ( ! *ild's ne$ = support3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,*ildr5's 
,grief ,aw>5ess ,day to raise aw>5ess ( 
& support = griev+ *ildr52  7#b7        
recognizes ! h>d "w t griev+ *ildr5 d e 
day 9 creat+ a new life out ( ! pieces  
rema9+ ( _! old "o2  7#c7 applauds !    
?\s&s ( individuals :o volunte] to      
support griev+ *ildr52  7#d7 salutes !  
ef=ts ( national1 ,/ate1 & local        
organizations = _! "w on behalf ( griev+
 *ildr51 & especially ( ! tireless ef=ts
 put =? by ! multitude ( individuals :o 
give ( _! "t to help ^! *ildr5 day aft] 
day2 &  7#e7 reque/s t ! ,presid5t      
enc\rage ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1    
tribes & tribal organizations1          

localities1 s*ools1 nonpr(it            
organizations1 bus9esses1 o!r entities1 
& ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve       
,*ildr5's ,grief ,aw>5ess ,day )        
appropriate programs & activities ) !   
goal ( n =gett+ ^! =gott5 m\rn]s1 &     
support+ !m 9 _! "t ( ne$4